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Apology as provided for in Rule 5 of the 1777 Irish Code Duello. Illustration by A. H. Stephens in "Down the river, or a Practical Exercise in the Code Duello" by G. W. Hooper. Courtesy of Making of America Archive, http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=APF7327.0001.001
"You will notice that under it when a gentleman apologizes for certain offenses, he has to do so on bended knees, presenting a cane to his antagonist with which to flog him. It is the most beautiful ceremony I ever witnessed." - Hercules D. Lofty, M.D.
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